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Top ten priorities for future infertility research
(2020-01-09)Introduction: Despite the escalation in research activity and an exponential rise in published papers, many of the fundamental questions about the treatment of infertility remain. This is a barrier to improving the care ... -
The use of intermittent sequential pneumatic compression for recovery following exercise.
(The University of Waikato, 2020)The modern athletic training schedule requires athletes to regularly complete intense training sessions that induce muscular damage. Recovery strategies are thought to reduce post-exercise fatigue and enhance subsequent ... -
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(The University of Waikato, 2020)I was thirteen the first time I took notice of my body. My girlfriend had left me without citing a reason. I had taken a bath, grabbed a towel and caught myself out the corner of my eye. I have not unnoticed since. Not a ... -
Bite
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Bite is a collection of blunt confessional poetry draped in honesty, identity, and 21st century feminism, examined through lived experience with eating disorders, sexuality, trauma, disconnect from family and culture, love ... -
Teaching well-being/quality of life from a philosophical perspective
(Springer, 2020)Before academic disciplines were invented, philosophers were teaching their students about the good life. These days, academics from a broad range of disciplines, including philosophy, teach their students about various ... -
Kitiaga mo fakamahani e hikihikiaga matagi he tau fifine Niue: tau pūhala he tau hiapo Niue women’s perspectives and experiences of climate change: a hiapo approach
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Indigenous communities in the Pacific are on the front-line of some of the most severe climate change impacts. Pacific leaders have consistently stated the urgent need for climate action (Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, ... -
Teachers’ perceptions of professional learning through social media in environmental education
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Increasingly rapid consumption of natural resources and the production of wastes and their impacts on ecosystems have become unsustainable practices due to the increase in population, technological development and economic ... -
Investigating on-field decision making in rugby union
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Quick, accurate decision making in sport is essential for successful performance. In this five study thesis, psychological elements of decision making were investigated, guided by real world challenges encountered in a ... -
Recognising Autistic women: A minority within a minority
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Evidence is emerging from the Western world that, when seeking assistance, Autistic women are remaining unrecognised, or are being misdiagnosed with mental illness by the clinical professionals they approach. However, as ... -
Grid edge system simulation and evaluation tool (GESSO): Development of a tool for the modelling and design of distributed cooperating microgrids
(The University of Waikato, 2020)As advancements are made in the availability of small renewable generation power storage technologies, nations are starting to see a trend towards more distributed power and generation. As times change, changes must also ... -
Ensemble learning of high dimension datasets
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Ensemble learning, an approach in Machine Learning, makes decisions based on the collective decision of a committee of learners to solve complex tasks with minimal human intervention. Advances in computing technology have ... -
Intercultural communication between two infants in a multicultural early childhood education context in Aotearoa New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2020)This study explores what intercultural communication could look like in an early childhood education setting in Aotearoa, New Zealand. In particular, it investigates the interactions between two infants that are under ... -
Extraction and characterization of collagen from bovine hides for preparation of biodegradable films
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Industrial processing of bovine hides into leather results in a large number of unusable hide off-cuttings, shavings and trimmings. This waste raw material is under-utilised and presents a waste valorisation opportunity ... -
Predicting and identifying signs of criticality near neuronal phase transition
(The University of Waikato, 2020)This thesis examines the critical transitions between distinct neural states associated with the transition to neuron spiking and with the induction of anaesthesia. First, mathematical and electronic models of a single ... -
Putting self-determination theory into practice: Autonomy-supportive training for supervisors in low-skilled jobs
(The University of Waikato, 2020)According to self-determination theory (SDT), supervisors’ autonomy support (SAS) is one of the main factors that contributes to employees’ well-being and other positive outcomes. Wider studies on the outcomes of autonomy ... -
Cysteine biosynthesis and the role of CysE in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the causative organism of the sexually transmitted infection (STI), gonorrhoea. Over decades of antibiotic use, the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of N. gonorrhoeae has dramatically ... -
The place and meaning of physical culture in the lives of underserved young women in a Canadian inner-city
(The University of Waikato, 2020)The purpose of this study was to explore underserved young women's experiences and understandings of physical culture (Kirk, 1999). There is evidence that once young people reach the age of adolescence, patterns of ... -
Cultural diversity and identity discourses in the design and implementation of the New Zealand curriculum key competencies: a Bernsteinian analysis
(The University of Waikato, 2020)The key competencies as a curriculum construct have appeared in several national curricula from the early 2000s. Many have their origins in the Definition and Selection of Key Competencies Project (DeSeCo), commissioned ... -
The ecology of ray species in an urbanised estuary: seasonality, habitat use and pollutant exposure in Tauranga Harbour.
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Information about the movement, seasonality, and use of habitats by marine animals is vital for the mitigation of potential anthropogenic impacts. Ray species may be particularly at risk as they regularly inhabit coastal ... -
Crossing new frontiers: extending tephrochronology as a global geoscientific research tool
(Wiley, 2020)Tephrochronology is a unique stratigraphic tool for linking, dating, and synchronising geological, palaeoenvironmental, or archaeological sequences and events (Lowe, 2011; Alloway et al., 2013). It relies on the identification ...
